Here are the top 10 posts on the Assistive Technology Blog as rated by number of views. Thanks to everyone who read the blog. Please check b...
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Favorite Assistive Technology Apps & Products of 2012
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As 2012 comes to a close I decided to make a run down of my favorite assistive technology apps and products that I have been using this year...
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PaperPort Notes App Adds OCR Functionality
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Nuance's PaperPort Notes app for iPad received a major update. The highlight of the update is the ability to take a picture of text to ...
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Google Play Books Adds Read Aloud Feature
Thursday, December 27, 2012
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Google Play Books is the Google's ebookstore and companion reader apps. The Android reader app was recently updated to include a text-...
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Mobile Learning in ELT: Survey 2013
Thursday, December 6, 2012
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In 2010, after buying my first iPad I decided to do some research into how teachers were using mobile devices in their classrooms and their ...
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iTunes 11 Feature Helps Visually Impaired Redeem Gift Cards
Friday, November 30, 2012
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A feature in Apple's iTunes 11 allows you to scan a gift card code using your computer's camera. The feature is particularly intrig...
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Nook App for iOS Updated to Support VoiceOver and Zoom
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
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Great news, the Nook app for iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch is now accessible to the blind, visually impaired and people with print disabi...
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Livescribe Sky Wifi Smartpen: Handwriten Notes With Audio in the Cloud
Sunday, November 25, 2012
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Overview: The Sky Wifi Smartpen from Livescribe is a WiFi enabled pen that has a built in audio recorder. This allows you to digitize handwr...
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Slow Down iOS Home-Click Speed
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
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The iPhone , iPad , and iPod Touch home button does more than just take you do the home screen. With a quick double tap it can bring up the...
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Ask Google Voice Search How To Spell Unfamiliar Words
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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Google's recently update Google Voice Search is very useful and extremely fast. There are also a few tricks that can make the app even ...
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PDF Expert Review
Sunday, November 4, 2012
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PDF Expert is an elegant PDF manager, viewer and annotator. The app is available for iPhone , iPad and iPod Touch but the iPhone version a...
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Google Search App Updated With Advanced Voice Search Similar to Siri
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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Google just updated its iOS search app to include advanced voice search. The new feature is similar to Apple's Siri. Click here to do...
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"The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia" A Great Movie About Dyslexia
Sunday, October 28, 2012
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A new movie called The Big Picture: Rethinking Dyslexia is going to premier Monday, October 29 on HBO. I was lucky enough to go to a screeni...
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